Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in South Africa

South Africa: Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score was 90.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
90.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
79th
of 191 countries
All-time high
91.0%
in 2007
All-time low
84.4%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in South Africa, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 84.42006: 86.82007: 912008: 892009: 89.92010: 90.32011: 89.52012: 90.32013: 90.62014: 90.62015: 90.52016: 90.52017: 90.22018: 90.22019: 90.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in South Africa stood at 90.5%.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in South Africa peaked at 91.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2005.

That places South Africa 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score in South Africa, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 84.4%
2006 86.8% +2.9%
2007 91.0% +4.9%
2008 89.0% -2.2%
2009 89.9% +1.0%
2010 90.3% +0.4%
2011 89.5% -0.9%
2012 90.3% +0.9%
2013 90.6% +0.4%
2014 90.6% -0.0%
2015 90.5% -0.1%
2016 90.5% -0.1%
2017 90.2% -0.2%
2018 90.2% -0.1%
2019 90.5% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.2% 84.4% 91.0% 5
2010s 90.3% 89.5% 90.6% 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 76 Canada 90.9% compare
  2. 77 Saudi Arabia 90.7% compare
  3. 78 Greece 90.5% compare
  4. 80 Sweden 90.4% compare
  5. 81 Romania 90.2% compare
  6. 82 Costa Rica 90.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in South Africa?
Dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score in South Africa was 90.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2005.
How does South Africa rank for dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score?
South Africa ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is dealing with construction permits: cost (% of warehouse value) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dealing with construction permits: Cost (% of Warehouse value) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.